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Sukkot is synonymous with fall fruits and vegetables which are often used to decorate the sukkah. No specific foods are required but using the abundance of our local harvest replicates the Israelites bringingÂ some of the bounty of their harvest to the Temple in Jerusalem. Making the long trek to the city, the travelers dwelled in temporary huts, or sukkahs, at the base of the Jerusalem hills.

It is customary to sleep and eat in the sukkah for eight days. In many climates this is not advisable, but eating in the temporary hut that has a lattice roof through which to view the stars was mandated in the Talmud on this holiday. Mandate aside, it is customary to invite friends and family to partake of a meal in your own sukkah (or to visit friends who have built one).

Dishes that are easily transported from your kitchen to the table outside are preferred and, of course, includingÂ nature’s fall produce is a must. Here is a side dish that can be made dairy with butter or parve (no milk or meat products) if anyone in your sukkah keeps kosher. It is Caribbean in origin, an area of the world where many Jews settled 400 years ago. You can, of course, bake your own sweet potatoes and small pie pumpkin to mash for this sweet potato pumpkin cazuela, but to save time and even allow your young children to help you make this recipe I call for canned pumpkin and sweet potatoes in light or no syrup.

One word of warning: This dish is so very delicious that I would double or triple the ingredients if you are making it for more than four people. And don’t forget Thanksgiving. But, please, hold the marshmallowsâ€”this is not a dessert, but could be served with any number of other dishes.

Sweet Potato Pumpkin Cazuela

Ingredients:

2 Tbsp. unsalted butter or coconut oil

2/3 cup granulated sugar

1/3 cup dark brown sugar

2 Tbsp. all purpose flour

Â˝ tsp. salt

5.6 ounce can unsweetened coconut milk (about 2/3 cup)

2 eggs

1 15-ounce can pumpkin puree (NOT pie filling)

1 29-ounce can of yams in light syrup, drained and mashed

1/4 cup water

1/8 tsp. ground ginger

2-inch stick of cinnamon broken into pieces

1/4 tsp. fennel seeds

3 whole cloves

Directions:

1. Â Place the butter or coconut oil in a 2-quart Pyrex bowl and microwave for 45 seconds.

2. Â Whisk the sugars, flour and salt into the butter to combine.

3. Â Whisk the coconut milk into the mixture until thoroughly blended. Add the eggs and combine.

4. Â Add the pumpkin puree and the mashed yams and whisk until a smooth batter is formed.

5. Â Combine the water with the spices in a small glass cup and microwave for 3 Â˝ minutes. Let the spices steep for 5 minutes. Strain the spiced water through a fine mesh strainer into the pumpkin-potato mixture and stir to incorporate.

7. Â Butter a 2-quart casserole and pour the mixture into the prepared dish.

8. Â Bake covered in a pre-heated 350Â°F oven for 1 hour. Serve hot out of the oven or reheated warm or hot.

Happy Sukkot!

Tidbits:

Sugar pie pumpkins are about 1 Â˝ pounds and very rounded. Always use them when a recipe calls for cooked pumpkin. Larger pumpkins are more watery.

Coconut milk is not milk or dairy. It is the liquid formed from ground, fresh, hydrated coconut.